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(88) Date of publication A3: 15.05.2003 (43) Date of publication: 03.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/10 (21) Application number: 02711729.0 (22) Date of filing: 26.02.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 35/78, A61P 9/00, A61P 35/00 (86) International application number: PCT/CA2002/000222 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/067961 (06.09.2002 Gazette 2002/36)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 26.02.2001 US 793251 (71) Applicant: Global Cancer Strategies Ltd. Vancouver,British Columbia V6E 4M2 (CA)	(72) Inventors: TZE, John, Wah, Jun deceased (CA) LIN,Peizhong,Cancer Inst.,Chin.Acad.of Med.Sc. Beijing 100021 (CN) LAM, Stephen Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2E3 (CA) TAI, Joseph North Vancouver, British Columbia V7L1T3 (CA) (74) Representative: van Westenbrugge, Andries  Nederlandsch OctrooibureauP.O. Box 29720 2502 LS The Hague 2502 LS The Hague (NL)